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The European Commission has formally adopted a report recommending that radio transmitters should not be placed near schools and hospitals, as the general public feels uninformed about the issue.
The report (pdf) comes from Frédérique RIES, and recommends that schools, crèches, retirement homes and healthcare institutions are kept clear of transmitters as well as high-voltage electricity lines. However, it notes that the research is hugely inconclusive and suggests that more money should be spent on advising the public how to avoid exposing themselves to a risk that may or may not exist.
The problem with establishing whether mobile phones are safe is the impossibility of proving a negative; the fact that millions of people use mobile phones without getting cancer proves nothing. What is certain is that more studies over greater time periods are needed, campaigners will never be convinced, and the general public will be wary but demand seamless cellular coverage anyway.
The irony is, of course, that mobile phone handsets used further away from base stations ratchet up their broadcast power to connect, so moving base stations away from schools and hospitals increases users' exposure from the handset, putting it within the critical few centimetres that some campaigners feel is most dangerous.
The report does endorse greater research into "determining whether microwaves might ultimately have undesirable consequences for human health", but at the same time suggests that money "earmarked for studies on EMFs be partly switched to finance a wide-ranging awareness campaign to familiarise young Europeans with good mobile phone techniques", which apparently include switching off phones and finding somewhere with decent reception before making a call.
Mostly this is all down to the evil network operators, who are apparently guilty of "particularly aggressive marketing campaigns... in the run-up to Christmas and other special occasions", including such immoral activities as offering "free call time packages aimed at teenagers".
The EU has already spent quite a bit on the Interphone study, which the report notes is heading for its first decade despite being scheduled to complete in 2006, and receiving a wad of EU cash. Apparently the problem is that the authors can't agree on the conclusions, so we can only conclude that it too will prove inconclusive.
So while we're waiting for that there will be stricter controls on mast placement from Brussels, permanently relieving schools of the nice little earner their clock towers once provided, and adverts telling teenagers to turn off their mobile phones, all at our expense. Ain't living in a democracy great? ®


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Exciting news! Novels written by Judith Marshall and Margaret Davis have ingredients for the big screen–quirky characters, unusual circumstances, satisfying endings.
Sociologist Margaret Davis (author of Straight Down the Middle) offers a fresh take on the battle of the sexes.
"The battle of the sexes is over," according to Maria Shriver in a Forbes Woman article (by Heidi Brown, October 16, 2009). But does anyone really believe that?
Davis tackles the subject in a different way. Straight Down the Middle tells the tale of Diane who finds herself unwillingly pitched into such a battle. Diane wants to have a baby, her long-time lover Cindy agrees, and they ask a neighbor Sam to father the child. But after the baby boy is born, Diane finds herself in the middle of a heated tug-of-war between a strong-willed Sam who wants to maintain contact with his son, and an equally strong-willed Cindy, who wants him gone. Diane's attempts to keep the peace lead to lies, intrigues and cover-ups galore—until finally, she is forced by circumstances to "get out of the middle" and search out her own needs and desires.
The book is "A fresh take on the battle of the sexes. A smart, modern comedy with a deep heart," says Author and Screenwriter Frank Baldwin.
Glamour Gal Judith Marshall (author of Husbands May Come and Go but Friends are Forever) celebrates fresh hopes, second chances, and the anything-but-simple art of relationships.
Husbands May Come and Go but Friends are Forever is set in a small town in Northern California, in the spring of 2000 when the dot-com boom was at its peak. The story centers around Elizabeth Reilly-Hayden, a successful executive in her late fifties and a divorced mother of two. Emotionally armored and living alone, she wants only to maintain the status quo: her long-term significant other, her job and her trusted friends— five feisty women who first met in high school. Yet in a matter of days, the three anchors that have kept her moored are ripped away. The group of lifelong pals gathers at Lake Tahoe to attend to the funeral arrangements of their beloved friend, and tries to unravel the mystery of her death. Through their shared tragedy, Liz learns how disappointment and grief can bloom into healing and hope.
"Judith Marshall has written a book that, once you start it, you will not want to put down, and once you finish it, you will want to read again. It makes you remember that there is nothing quite so important as good friends."—D.W. Buffa, author of Breach of Trust and many other legal thrillers.
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Marco Antonio Huerta: Mexican translator and poet. Won the Northeast Regional Poetry Award in 2005. Author of the poetry collections: La semana milagrosa (Conarte, 2006), Golden Boy (Letras de Pasto Verde, 2009), Hay un jardín (Tierra Adentro, 2009). Magnitud/e (Gusanos de la nada, 2012) is a poem-in-progress written together with Sara Uribe and translated into English by John Pluecker. His work has been published in several periodicals and anthologies in Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, and the United States. Currently Huerta is a student at the MFA in Writing program at UC San Diego.
Marcel Alcala (b. 1990 in Santa Ana, CA) creates events and encounters that upend the expectation of art as a discrete work exhibited for a specific period of time. Often collaborating with artists and specialists in fields such as science, literature, film, music, and architecture, Alcala ventures outside of institutional structures to contextualize his work in public space. Alcala's diverse practice includes performance, live situations, installations, objects, and drawings. He graduated from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012, and currently lives in Los Angeles. Here, he organizes performance/poetry exhibitions at the McDonalds on Sunset in Silverlake, researches and enacts "Clown" performances around the country, does Improv in real time called CNX2 (Creating New Content Now), and writes poetry on identity politics and the future/status of the "brown" body. Like the socially necessary figure of the clown that fascinates him, Alcala uses humor, play, and the absurd to critique the extremes and everyday banalities of societal power.


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A few hours after cornerback Johnathan Joseph agreed to a five-year contract worth $48.75 million, including $23.5 million guaranteed and a $12.5 million signing bonus, the Texans reached an agreement with safety Danieal Manning on Thursday night.
Manning gets $20 million over four years, including $9 million guaranteed and $11.5 million over the first two years.
The Texans entered free agency with desperate needs at cornerback and safety.
Joseph, 27, played his first five years in Cincinnati. Manning, 28, played his first five years in Chicago.
General manager Rick Smith and vice president of football administration Chris Olsen negotiated Joseph's deal with Jason Chayut and Manning's contract with Russell Davis.
Joseph and Manning give the Texans two instant starters. Manning, a Corsicana native who played at Abilene Christian, also is an outstanding kickoff returner.
Also on Thursday, the Texans told defensive tackle Amobi Okoye and receiver David Anderson they had permission to seek trades. If their agents are unable to find teams to make deals, expect them to be waived to clear salary-cap space.
Teams can be over the cap until Aug. 4.
Under the new rules, teams can't sign free agents until 5 p.m. today.
"I'm real excited about this, excited about becoming a Texan," Joseph said Thursday night. "This (free agency) has been a grind, and I'm glad to get it over and get back to work.
"The Texans have a great offense and a lot of talent on defense. I think I can help the defense. I've got experience, and I'm very competitive, and I'm ready to go to work."
Joseph (5-11, 190) is joining a defense that ranked 30th, including 32nd against the pass, last season.
"It's very, very, very hard to leave Cincinnati," he said. "They drafted me and gave me my start. But now I'm looking ahead to Houston, not behind at Cincinnati."
Couldn't afford to wait
The Texans intensified their pursuit of Joseph and fellow cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on Wednesday. When Chavut, Joseph's agent, was ready to do the deal, Smith had to make a decision: Get Joseph or risk losing both of the highly rated free agents by waiting on Asomugha to pick a team.
With Joseph off the market, Asomugha might command as much as $3 million more per season.
The Texans told agents of other players that they wanted their clients but couldn't make offers until they found out if they had landed one of the two cornerbacks.
Now Smith and Olsen, who also negotiates contracts, can turn their attention to fullback Vonta Leach.
"It was a heck of a job by Rick and Chris," coach Gary Kubiak said. "We filled our primary need of getting an experienced big-time corner, and Joseph is still only 27. I can't tell you how excited I am about it."
Offensive tackle Eric Winston agreed.
"I'm very excited about getting Joseph," Winston said. "He's been an elite corner in this league, and his best years are still ahead of him. He'll definitely improve our team."
It has been a busy week for Smith and Olsen. They've agreed to new contracts that allowed the team to keep receiver Jacoby Jones, quarterback Matt Leinart and offensive tackle Rashad Butler. Draft choices must still be signed, a concern with training camp opening on Sunday.
Okoye, a first-round pick in 2007, and Anderson, a seventh-round pick in 2006, aren't expected to be the only salary-cap casualties.
"I was somewhat surprised," Anderson said while celebrating his 28th birthday. "But I've learned to never get too up or too down since I've been in this league. Sometimes you get caught up in the business of the NFL, and there's nothing you can do about it. They're trying to do some things that require (cap) room, and that's part of the game. I have no idea what's going to happen. "
Opening for a WR
Anderson had signed an offer sheet with Denver that the Texans matched, so perhaps the Broncos will be an option for the Colorado State graduate.
"It's all up in the air right now," Anderson said.
Without Anderson, a spot is open for a receiver. Andre Johnson, Kevin Walter and Jones are the top three receivers. Second-year receiver Dorin Dickerson is trying to move into the rotation.


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King Creosote | 29/05/14
For One Night Only (RUG608D) will be released as the first single from King Creosote's forthcoming album, From Scotland With Love. Both single and album will be available on 21st July 2014.
Composed of eleven stunning and emotive tracks, From Scotland With Love was written by King Creosote and produced by music supervisor and guitarist David McAulay, with additional production by Paul Savage, in Chem19 Studios in Glasgow. The record features King Creosote accompanied by his band – Derek O'Neill (keyboards), Andy Robinson (drums), Pete Mcleod (bass), and Kevin Brolly (clarinet) – as well as an additional string section (arranged by cellist Pete Harvey), and a choir of backing vocalists.
From Scotland With Love was created in collaboration with director Virginia Heath and Producer Grant Keir as an audio-accompaniment to a poetic documentary film of the same name, to be released for the Commonwealth Games this summer. Featuring archive footage but no narration or interview, the film works around themes of love and loss, war, resistance, emigration, work and play, and is driven as much by the music as it is the images. For the first time King Creosote found himself being able to write from other people's perspectives, such as the female characters found in the archive (the 'fisher lassies' inspired the moving track Cargill, for example). The result is From Scotland With Love, one of King Creosote's most widescreen cinematic and finest pieces of work to date.
Watch the accompanying video, extracted from the film, From Scotland With Love.
From Scotland With Love will be released on CD (WIGCD338), heavyweight vinyl LP with download codes (WIGLP338) and Digital (WIG338D). An extended version of the album encompassing all the music from the film will be available on heavyweight double gatefold vinyl LP (WIGLP338X) with 8 bonus tracks, Favourite Girl, Melt, Marie Celeste, Carry On Dancing, Hair of the Dawn, Return Ticket, 678, Bringing in the Bales. Pre-order the album through Dom Mart, HERE. The standard edition is available through iTunes, HERE and the Extended Edition, HERE.
King Creosote will perform 'From Scotland With Love' live to a screening of Virginia Heath's film at Glasgow Green, on the evening of July 31st, as part of the Festival Celebrations marking the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. A similar performance will take place at the Milton Court at The Barbican on 27th September 2014. Tickets for The Barbican are available HERE.
BBC 1 Scotland will screen the film, From Scotland With Love, on the 13th July at 6pm.


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The big wigs in Salt Lake have licensed body guards with guns, radios... The whole 9 yards. This protection is not for the regular church buildings or Chapels... And on top of that, the well-protected LDS leaders have properly declared every church owned building in the state of Utah as "gun free" zones for us underlings with licenses per Utah law.ScottDLS wrote:Are there any churches that have licensed as security companies with the State? Of course this would require lots of money and probably a lot of insurance...and easier just to hire off duty LEO or a licensed company.rtschl wrote:When I took my Lev III & IV security class for our church in 2010 we were told by our instructor that a church in Dallas was reported to DPS and ended up paying a fine for operating an illegal security company. I just tried to Google for it real quick but didn't find anything. However, DPS has an Opinion Summary on church security located here: https://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/psb/Laws/psb_opin_sum.htm. A church or person could be at risk if someone got mad and reported the church or if an incident occurs that requires LEO investigation. If it is revealed that the person/church was providing unlicensed security services then be prepared.Steve Lebe wrote:Has anybody ever been charged, much less convicted, for carrying under their LTC while an unpaid volunteer for a neighborhood watch or church security group?
I know that Charles tried to get a bill through to exempt churches but it didn't get out of committee if I remember correctly. The security industry is staunchly opposed to a church exemption. It's sad because most small and medium churches cannot afford to hire security (in house or contract) or off duty LEO's. Churches should be allowed to organize armed volunteers.
I thought I read somewhere that the LDS church (Mormons) have a very well trained, organized, and licensed security force, but that may be in Utah where the laws are different.
I've always been kind of interested in taking a Level III/IV and PPO cert, but I know that you can't actually work as such unless employed by a licensed security company.
Here in Texas, the LDS churches do not post, and I can personally assure you that my building is not gun free on Sundays.
Back to the topic, it seems like any sort of organized and sanctioned activities involving security and firearms is a no-go. That needs to change. Unfortunately, the security lobby can give donations to state law makers while churches can't...


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NFL Week 6 picks: Brees, Saints set to topple Tom Brady, Patriots
The New Orleans Saints were just anointed Sporting News' new No. 1 team in this week's NFL power rankings . Their pole position will get tested right away against another quarterback and coach combination that knows something about winning big games ( all times listed are ET ):
Game of the Week
New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots (Sunday, 4:25 p.m., FOX) . This road trip is a little different for Drew Brees. Brees, as both a Chargers and Saints quarterback, has never lost to Tom Brady's Patriots. When the Saints won the Super Bowl in 2009, they ripped New England, 38-17, in Brees' first 5-TD game in the NFL. While many teams fold in the face of Brady and Bill Belichick, there will be no fear or holding back from either Brees or Sean Payton.
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The return of Rob Gronkowski is a boon for Brady and the Patriots' offense after a six-point dud in Week 6, but while Gronk has been out, Jimmy Graham has destroyed defenses to emerge as the unquestioned best receiving tight end in the game. As should be expected, the Patriots will try to take him away from Brees, but if they succeed a time or two where others have failed, Brees will just choose other weapons as the Patriots won't get in his face much. Brady has Gronk, but an inconsistent gaggle of backs and receivers otherwise. Brees still has Darren Sproles and Marques Colston, for starters.
Payton's moxie and aggressiveness is suited for these types of games. To beat the Patriots, you've got to punch; not counterpunch. Jim Harbaugh and Tom Coughlin have done that in the NFC, and Payton is better at it than both. Prediction: Saints 27, Patriots 20 | Video preview | Fantasy matchup | The Linemakers
Game of Midweek
Chicago Bears 27, New York Giants 21. The 4-2 Bears avoided consecutive losses at Solider Field by holding off the desperate now 0-6 Giants. The difference were two Tim Jennings interceptions, the first a pick six of Eli Manning to open the scoring and then a fourth-quarter INT to close to door on a potential Manning comeback. Brandon Marshall's two TD catches provided enough offense. (The pick was Bears 34, Giants 24).
Shootout of the Week
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys (Sunday, 8:30 p.m., NBC) . Tony Romo keeps starring in spaghetti westerns. After more than a fistful of yards and touchdowns against the Broncos, he's ready for a few yards and touchdowns more against a capitally offensive Washington defense. Robert Griffin III should be firing a little better post-bye, and would love nothing more than to beat the 'Boys again back in his home state. That sets up Jerry World for another week of wide-open football. Cowboys 38, Redskins 34 .
Lock of the Week
San Francisco 49ers over Arizona Cardinals (Sunday, 4:25 p.m., FOX). Going with Hotlanta cold burned us, but we're staying away from the more obvious game in Denver. Don't be fooled by the fact these teams have the same 3-2 record. The Niners eat up immobile QBs behind shaky lines, and few are playing worse than Carson Palmer. This is a chance for their own mobile QB, Colin Kaepernick to spread his wings again, with plenty of help from former Cardinal Anquan Boldin. 49ers 30, Cardinals 16 .
Upset of the Week
Green Bay Packers at Baltimore Ravens (Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX) . The Super Bowl champions have been schizophrenic, going up and down within games and looking like two different teams at home vs. on the road. They just got Ray Rice on track, and Joe Flacco steps into a favorable duel with Aaron Rodgers. It helps both Rice and Flacco that Clay Matthews is out. What doesn't help Rodgers, however, is the fact that his offensive line must deal with Terrell Suggs and a strong pass defense behind him. Ravens 27, Packers 24 .
Rest of the Week
Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings (Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX) . The Panthers had problems scratching out offense in the desert, but they should feel a little less of a chill against the Vikings' struggling defense up north. Unfortunately, they draw rested workhorse Adrian Peterson, who will be ready to fly out of the stable. Every win is closer to Minnesota going to Josh Freeman. Vikings 24, Panthers 20 .
Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills (Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS) . It's been almost 25 years since Boomer Esiason got the better of Jim Kelly in the AFC title game. Now we get Andy Dalton vs. Thad Lewis. This is a chance for Dalton to get go-to guy A.J. Green going again on a bad Buffalo secondary, and for coach Marvin Lewis to trust his pass rush to rattle the inexperienced QB, Lewis. Bengals 23, Bills 20 .
Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns (Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX) . This should be a tight game between two defensive fronts that don't provide much room to operate. The simple difference is the health of Calvin Johnson. If Johnson doesn't go, Cleveland can squeeze on Detroit's offense and put Matt Stafford in bad down and distance. The Browns can grind it out with enough big plays on defense and special teams. Browns 24, Lions 23 .
Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs (Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS) . The Raiders are trying to operate much like the Chiefs to turn around their offense fortunes, by having Terrelle Pryor get the ball out quickly and use his legs to move them. Their host archrivals, however, are better at doing just that with Alex Smith, and also have the healthiest, most explosive back in Jamaal Charles. Chiefs 31, Raiders 14 .
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX) . This sure isn't Oregon against Rutgers. Ex-college coaches Chip Kelly and Greg Schiano match wits in "Fast vs. Furious." It's better than selling it as Nick Foles vs. Mike Glennon in the battle of lanky young QBs. Side with the Bucs' superior run and pass defenses, and it's time for the Muscle Hamster, Doug Martin, to put his wheels in motion. Buccaneers 20, Eagles 17 .
Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets (Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS) . The Jets win with Geno Smith when the rookie QB is protecting the ball and has a chance at the end. The Steelers remain the only NFL team that hasn't forced a turnover. That bodes well for Smith at home after his road heroics at Atlanta. Ben Roethlisberger, meanwhile, will see plenty of Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson in his face, and will see top wideout Brown lose the battle of Antonios against Cromartie. Jets 24, Steelers 23 .
St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans (Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX) . Here's an idea to get Matt Schaub out of his slump: Help him. The Texans can go back to the bread and butter of running Arian Foster and setting up Schaub for favorable play-action in a more effective game plan. This is also a game for the defense to dominate again, as Wade Phillips and J.J. Watt will present too many 3-4 tricks for Sam Bradford. Texans 34, Rams 10 .
Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos (Sunday, 4:05 p.m., CBS) . Here we go. The Jaguars are near four-touchdown underdogs, but these cats have too much pride to let the Broncos win by that much. Besides, Denver should do a lot of running in the second half, while Jacksonville has more firepower than you think with Justin Blackmon back. They will dent the scoreboard with adequate "garbage" late. Broncos 44, Jaguars 17 .
Tennessee Titans at Seattle Seahawks (Sunday, 4:05 p.m., CBS) . The best way for the Seahawks to come back after a tough loss is to go back to where they never lose. Tennessee makes the long trek from Music City to Emerald City, and it will be tough to mine any offense with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Chris Johnson. That mad scrambler, Russell Wilson, will take advantage of the Titans' aggressiveness. Seahawks 24, Titans 6 .
Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers (Monday, 8:40 p.m., ESPN) . Philip Rivers has had good success against Indy, but that was in duels with Peyton Manning, not Andrew Luck. Luck won't be daunted by the West Coast, as you might recall, he played there all the time in the Pac-12. In his first MNF showcase, it will be a better Luck than rising Rivers in a fun capper. Colts 30, Chargers 27 .
Byes of the Week
The Atlanta Falcons (1-4) need a bye week to save them any further injury damage. It didn't stop in Week 5 with both Julio Jones and Roddy White being felled. The good news is the schedule (Tampa Bay, Arizona, Carolina) opens up before hosting Seattle in Week 10.
The Miami Dolphins (3-2) got grounded by New Orleans and Baltimore in the span of one week, and will use the bye to work on the running game to take pressure off Ryan Tannehll. Up next are division rivals Buffalo and New England.
Stats of the Week
Last week's straight-up record: 7-7 (who needs a drink?)
Season-to-date record: 43-34 (.558)
Locks record: 4-1
Upsets record: 1-4


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Bombarded with adverts promising a longer, healthier life, BBC News Los Angeles correspondent Peter Bowes goes in search of eternal youth.
Are you a jogger or a weight lifter? Do you run marathons or take part in triathlons. When it comes to breaking a sweat, each to their own. But what kind of exercise is best if you want to live longer? In particular, is shorter and sharper better than longer and duller?
According to Dr Stuart Gray from the University of Aberdeen's musculoskeletal research programme, a key factor in reducing the likelihood of early death from cardiovascular disease could be high intensity exercise.
"The benefits do seem to be quite dramatic," he says.
He admits, though, that many in the medical establishment are still promoting moderate intensity exercise.
Gray's study has shown that short bursts of activity, such as sprinting or pedalling all-out on an exercise bike for as little as 30 seconds, result in the body getting rid of fat in the blood faster than exercising at moderate intensity, such as taking a brisk walk.
And getting rid of fat in the blood is important as it reduces the chances of suffering a heart attack.
The early morning workout at Results Fitness in Santa Clarita, California, puts the claims for high intensity exercise to the test. The gym, owned by husband and wife Alwyn and Rachel Cosgrove, bases its classes on the latest research from medical journals.
The Cosgroves treat their gymnasium as a fitness laboratory.
Instead of people learning to exercise either from a trainer at their gym, or a friend, or from a magazine, Alwyn Cosgrove wants to bring the latest research to bear on how we should be exercising.
"The medical database is full of stuff that works. All we are doing is putting it together and trying to make something better," he says.
The metabolic zone class, a 45-minute interval training session, is designed to burn fat. Everyone wears a heart-rate monitor and works at their own pace, according to their body's response to the workout.
"We want to get them up to 85% and above of their maximum heart rate," says Rachel Cosgrove.
The class includes explosive exercises, such as slamming a medicine ball on the ground at high speed. After a rest period, when the heart rate should drop to 75% or below one's maximum, the next round starts.
"Research has shown that the interval effect - when you are working at an intensity that you could not hold longer than a couple of minutes followed by full recovery - is when you are going to get the best results when it comes to fat loss and increasing your metabolism," says Rachel Cosgrove.
"We have been open for 12 years and we have tracked every single workout that our clients have done. In line with the research, the shorter, intense workouts are what give our clients the biggest bang for their buck."
Cyndi Madia, 42, a busy mother with a full-time job in a school, enjoys the early morning workouts. "My body is my machine and if I do not take care of it no-one else will," says Madia.
"I have seen my parents falling apart at 60 and saying they are old. I do not want to be be like that."
Worries about growing infirm are shared by another gym-goer Alecia Menzano.
"My mother will be 83 in March. She has never enjoyed any physical activity, she has had a hip replaced, she's got severe arthritis. I don't want to be like her, confined to a wheelchair and unable to get on to the floor to play with my grandchildren," says Menzano.
James Madia, a 51-year old police officer, has been working out in gyms for more than 30 years. To his surprise in the past two years he has seen his body fat drop from 26% to 10% by using the Cosgroves' high intensity approach.
"Coming from the guys' gym environment, where you are pumping iron, it did not seem all that serious," he says.
"Then I took a class and almost crawled out of here on my hands and knees and realised, 'Okay, this is harder than it looks.' It definitely is challenging."
In the absence of long-term controlled research on human beings, the impact of exercise on lifespan is difficult to quantify. However, a study published in The Physician and Sports Medicine suggests that older athletes on intense training programmes are capable of achieving remarkable levels of fitness. MRI scans have shown that a 70-year-old triathlete can have as much muscle mass as a 40-year-old.
"The idea is to create this organism, this human being, that can continue to function late in life," says Alwyn Cosgrove.
"My gut instinct is that if I improve the quality of every single day from a nutrition level, from an exercise level, and by just building the strength in the body, that perhaps, I can extend lifespan."
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Verizon wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Its deal to buy spectrum from several cable companies is different from the failed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile.
BACKGROUND: FCC asks Verizon for more data on plans to use acquired spectrum
IN DEPTH: LTE spectrum: How much do the big carriers have?
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, Verizon general counsel Randal Milch made the case that the proposed spectrum deal would not hinder competition in home broadband markets since Verizon and the cable companies would still be competing with each other for wireline subscribers. Milch also said his company has already made several key investments into expanding its current capacity and will need additional spectrum to keep building out its LTE mobile broadband network.
"From Verizon's own perspective data usage has been doubling for each of the last three years," he said. "In some of our markets the spectrum crunch will begin as soon as 2013. The spectrum purchase will allow us in the short term to meet customers' growing needs... Verizon is a good steward of spectrum. We put it to use and we do it more efficiently than any carrier in the United States."
David Cohen, the executive vice president for Comcast, backed up Milch's perspective and said that Verizon would not enter into collusion with cable providers over wireline service since it had already put so much money into building out its FiOS fiber-optic network to go head-to-head with the cable companies.
"There is no incentive for Verizon to lay down its weapons in the FiOS-cable battle," he said. "Opposition by some of our competitors should be seen in its proper context... Antitrust laws should be to protect competition, not to insulate other companies from competition."
The controversy over Verizon's spectrum holdings started last year when Comcast, Time Warner and Bright House agreed to sell Verizon 122 AWS spectrum licenses that covered 259 million points of presence for $3.6 billion. Verizon subsequently worked out a similar deal with Cox Communications involving $315 million in licenses for 20MHz of AWS spectrum.
In addition to inviting representatives from Verizon and Comcast to the panel today, the Senate Judiciary Committee also invited several critics to discuss their objections. Steven Berry, the CEO of the Rural Cellular Association, argued that Verizon already owns substantial spectrum reserves in many major markets and does not need further spectrum to remain competitive. Berry said if the government approves the deal, it needs to place several requirements on spectrum use to preserve competition among smaller wireless carriers, such as forcing Verizon to divest in certain spectrum holdings and mandating that Verizon offer small carriers affordable roaming and backhaul agreements.
John Kelsey, a policy adviser for public interest group Free Press, argued more strongly against the deal as a whole by pointing out that the wireless industry has already seen tremendous consolidation over the past decade, including mergers between Sprint and Nextel, AT&T and Cingular and Verizon and Alltel. He said that since spectrum is a finite resource, carriers that acquire large chunks of it can effectively shut out competitors by raising barriers to entering the market.
"We truly have a competition crisis," he said. "Acquiring spectrum is the best way to assure that competitors cannot mount a serious challenge."
And Tim Wu, a professor at Columbia Law School who has long been an advocate of network neutrality regulations, argued that a truly competitive market would see wireless broadband services competing with cable companies for home Internet services instead of being offered as part of a bundle package. Wu pointed out that there would be little reason for consumers to buy expensive bundle packages in the future once wireless technologies evolve to the point where they can deliver faster Internet services than today's wireline services.
"4G is a cable replacement, not a complement," said Wu. "It is not clear how selling a replacement can be consistent with selling cable products at the same time... The consumer is served by disruptive innovation, not by bundling. With the advances of Internet services, one service could replace the rest."
Today's Senate hearing came just two weeks after the FCC sent Verizon a letter asking the carrier to deliver a wide range of information on its spectrum holdings and its plans for the spectrum it wants to acquire from the cable companies. Among other things, the letter asked Verizon to detail why spectrum in the prized lower 700MHz band was not suitable for expanding out LTE at a nationwide level; whether the company had considered repurposing spectrum currently used for other services; to provide all analyses about how Verizon would use the companies' spectrum for its LTE services and to detail the cost impacts of adding the spectrum to its LTE portfolio; and to provide a timeline of all talks between Verizon and the cable companies leading up to their proposed spectrum deal.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The tribe has spoken
People say it so much that it sounds cliche, but if you have a child, then you know it's true. What you do as a parent is important, but you can never underestimate the power and influence of the other people in your child's life - especially the people who are with him when you are not. You choose some of the people in your child's village; others are assigned to you. You hold your breath, hand over your child to the village elders, and hope for the best.
I've been thinking lately about how much courage it takes for parents - any parents, but particularly those whose children have developmental challenges - to trust the village that is the public school system. I've been thinking, especially, about two different public school villages: the village at the regional elementary school that Bud attends and the village at the Morningside Elementary School in Port St. Lucie, Florida, that Alex Barton attended.
The villages are a study in contrast, though my hunch is that the boys in question may not be. I don't know Alex Barton, so I don't know what his school year was like. My sense, though, is that this year in Kindergarten, Alex, who is in the process of being tested for Aspergers Syndrome, exhibited some combination of aggressive behaviors, verbal and physical outbursts, emotional dysregulation, anger and defiance. So did Bud in his second grade class this year.
As I said, I don't know Alex Barton. My only information about him comes from this mind boggling news story. I'll sum it up for you: It seems that Alex's Kindergarten teacher, at wit's end with Alex, adopted an intervention strategy straight out of the reality television program Survivor. She gathered together her class of five-year-olds and held a tribal council, in which each child was encouraged to tell Alex exactly what they thought of him and his behavior. Then the children were asked to cast their votes on whether or not to keep him in the classroom.
They voted him off the island.
The day after Alex's horrifying experience at school, I joined Bud and his classmates for a field trip to a farm museum. As we prepared for the trip, I wondered how it would go - How would Bud manage the dramatic change in routine? Would my presence at a school event be a comfort or an additional source of stress? And I wondered what I would see in the interactions between Bud and his classmates. Out of necessity, we have kept my presence in Bud's classroom at a minimum this semester - a quick kiss goodbye at the door each morning with no time to linger to watch Bud with his peers as he settles in to his day. So, I wondered how Bud's classmates were reacting to him these days, after a year of witnessing what was probably startling and possibly troubling behavior from him.
I was surprised by what I saw.
Bud and I had a completely different farm museum experience from the rest of his classmates. While they gathered in small groups to learn about milking cows and raising chickens and churning butter, Bud and I set off on our own, seeking out the places that were quiet, peeking at cows from a distance, making sheep noises to each other, and walking, walking, walking, walking towards emotional regulation as we tried to work out the jitters and find a way to settle in.
But though Bud and I did not spend the day with a group, we were never outsiders. When we passed children on the grounds, they greeted Bud. They engaged with him when he responded to their greetings, and they gave him space when he didn't. By noontime, we'd found a rhythm and I convinced Bud to join a group from a distance, for just a few minutes. He stayed near (but not with) the group, and then, with a little encouragement from his teacher, worked up the confidence to reach out and stroke the downy feathers of a remarkably docile chicken.
Later, we joined the larger group again for ice cream. Bud's friend Kelly plopped down on the bench beside him, asking about his ice cream and reporting on her own, and then, when the ice cream was finished, she raced out to the field with some other children to roll down the hill. Without prompting from me, Bud ran out to join them.
Then Bud asked his teacher if she'd play hide and seek with him. She readily agreed and ran to hide while Bud closed his eyes and counted. Several children saw what they were doing and asked if they could join in. Tom was one of them. When it was Tom's turn to be "it," he closed his eyes and counted while Bud pulled me over to "hide" with him behind a slender birch tree which left all but a tiny bit of us in plain sight. Tom finished counting, looked up, and looked directly at us. Then he turned and walked in the other direction and said, puzzled, "I wonder where Bud is!"
Tom's words weren't striking - but his tone was. He wasn't playing down to Bud. There wasn't a hint of condescension in his voice. He didn't sound like an older boy playing with his baby brother. He sounded like an eight-year-old playing with another eight-year-old. Tom got it. And when he "discovered" our hiding spot a few minutes later, the thrill of the find was genuine for all three of us.
Later that day, when the field trip was over and Bud was at home with Nana, I met with the school team about Bud's IEP for next year. I recounted the story of our day, and especially Bud's interactions with his peers and his game of hide and seek with Tom. They smiled and said they were glad that I got to see what they see every day. Then one of them offered, "That's what inclusive education is all about."
And that's it, isn't it? That is what inclusive education is about. It's what all education should be about. It's what should be at the heart of the villages that raise our children. All of our children.
But it wasn't at the heart of Alex Barton's village.
In the midst of a difficult, troubling year, Alex Barton's teacher called his village together and rallied them against him. Bud also had a difficult, troubling year and, interestingly, his teacher also called his village together for a tribal meeting. Unlike Alex, Bud was not there for the meeting. And the agenda for Bud's tribe's meeting was distinctly different: one of the special ed team members came in to talk to Bud's class and help them understand Bud a little better - help them understand the things that are difficult for him, the things that are easy for him, and the things they could do to support him through the challenging times. Like Alex's village, Bud's village came together. But Bud was embraced instead of exiled.
Because that's what inclusive education is about.
Inclusive education recognizes that it takes a village to raise a child. It recognizes that Kelly and Tom and the other children in the class are an important part of the village that is raising Bud. And - more to the point - it recognizes that Bud is an important part of the village that is raising Kelly and Tom and the other children in the class. They need each other, and they know it.
Our children's lives should not be played like a game of Survivor. The real-life stakes are too high to take our cues from a reality game show. Our kids need to know that survival doesn't mean pushing others down and fighting to be the last one standing. They need to know that survival - real survival - means that we all emerge, triumphant, standing together at the end.
Bud's tribe has spoken. I hope Alex's tribe is next.
37 comments:
- Niksmom said...
Oh, Mom-NOS! I want to move to **YOUR** village! This is so eloquent and so moving; I'm so glad to know that things are going better at school and that Bud is finding (and making) his place in the tribe. As it should be.
- May 28, 2008 9:42 PM
- Trish said...
Wow, this blows me away! It is so easy to hear all these stories and be fearful of what your own child will encounter. What a wonderful "tribe" he is in!
- May 28, 2008 10:07 PM
I'm just sad you can't see the standing ovation I'm giving you.
- May 28, 2008 10:07 PM
- Jeni said...
This post really does my heart good - to hear of how children, when taught properly, can reach out and be assistive and especially, inclusive, to those most in need of being included in the realm of every-day accomplishments for many but which may be really difficult for others to master. If only this type of theory were to be incorporated into every aspect of life!
- May 28, 2008 10:35 PM
- kristina said...
Just reading this reminds me that we're all part of a bigger (virtual) village---looking out for those who need a little or a lot more.
- May 28, 2008 11:16 PM
- Jenn said...
Mom-NOS, so well put!
-Proud member of the virtual village
- May 29, 2008 12:25 AM
when i heard that news story it made me feel sick.
and once again i marvel at bud's village. he has an amazing and enviable situation.
hooray for bud, and i wish i could give all those kids playing with him big hugs.
- May 29, 2008 12:28 AM
Bravo, well said! I hope my son has a "village" like yours in the public school system. The key is to stay involved and know what is going on in the classroom. Your stories are always so positive & uplifting!
- May 29, 2008 12:32 AM
- Bea said...
This is the post I needed to read today. Bub and I are off on that same field trip this morning, and I anticipate much the same kind of atmosphere - but I can only hope that will continue into kindergarten and beyond.
- May 29, 2008 7:45 AM
wow,what a fantastic story from you and a scary one in Florida.My son is starting kindergarten this year in an inclusion classroom. I can only hope he has experiences like Buds.
Thanks for alleviating my fear for a few moments.
- May 29, 2008 8:45 AM
- mommy~dearest said...
What an excellent post. Hooray for all the "Tom's" out there! It's so wonderful to hear that some schools are really getting it, and truly including everyone.
- May 29, 2008 9:13 AM
My son's experience in his current school has been similar to Bud's. He has trouble with a couple of boys, so they are kept separated. But this school has worked so hard to include my children and help my children. My heart is full, and I want to do anything that I can to help this village. Believe me, I am fully aware of the alternatives.
I am grateful that Bud's current situation is so good for him! Real learning is beautiful.
- May 29, 2008 9:15 AM
- Em said...
Your experience on the field trip is wonderful! And I'm so glad Bud has been having a successful year. And I'm horrified at Alex's experience in his school district. No child - one with special needs or one without - should ever be exiled. I don't know the outcome of Alex's story (which I'm sure extends beyond the tribal vote) but I really would love to know the rest of that story.
- May 29, 2008 9:21 AM
- cathy said...
Wow. Your post really touched me. It was so wonderful to hear how Bud's class has rallied around him - I actually got teary eyed - and heartbreaking and absolutely maddening to hear how Alex's class rejected him - at the prodding of his TEACHER! I'm blown away by that.
I'm so thankful Bud has his village!
- May 29, 2008 9:46 AM
What a great post! I think this is what "Autism Awareness" should be about. Making people aware that these are kids who want love and acceptance like anybody else, they just need extra help. I've had a great experience with my non-verbal 3 year old starting school this year. The teachers, therapists and other students are my new heros. My faith in humanity is renewed by these people. I know there must be good people in Florida and I hope this family finds them fast.
- May 29, 2008 12:15 PM
Wonderful post... Thank you for sharing this. I'm so glad he's having a positive, inclusive experience. I wonder if you've considered printing off a copy to share with his teacher at the end of the year?-- It would probably mean more to her than people would ever think.
- May 29, 2008 12:19 PM
- Lisa said...
This is my first visit to your blog, I came from a link at kirstencan- what a great great post. What a wonderful school and teacher your child has. I look forward to reading more.
- May 29, 2008 12:35 PM
- ghkcole said...
i don't get anonymous' point; maybe that is why it was anonymous?
anyway, i just wanted to say RIGHT ON. What YOU said. Ditto.
- May 29, 2008 1:20 PM
- Casdok said...
Very well said. Can we move to your village too!
- May 29, 2008 2:01 PM
- Floortime Lite Mama said...
I loved this post
- May 29, 2008 3:10 PM
I hope you don't mind, I linked to this post as part of a discussion about this story that's going on at Current.com. I think your viewpoint is so valuable, and your story very touching.
If you're interested, you can find the link and discussion here: http://current.com/items/88983857_teacher_forces_the_only_friend_the_five_year_old_boy_has_ever_made_to_denounce_him_publicly
- May 29, 2008 4:20 PM
- Maggie Rosethorn said...
Mom-NOS: What a great day for you and Bud. And what great classmates he has. I'm so happy that it is working out well.
Like you, my heart broke when I read the story of Alex, and I have to admit that I'm glad I don't live there because I'd probably be in jail for protesting in front of the school!
Anonymous...consider it fiction if you want, you coward. You don't even dare sign your name. We know truth when we read it. Yes, I'm sure Bud and Mom have bad days as well as good days. We all do, we are human. The fact that she prefers to post about good times is normal. Most parents prefer to talk about the good times in public and leave the bad times for private times.
- May 29, 2008 5:36 PM
- Leightongirl said...
This piece is beautiful and eloquent and a top notch bit of advocacy and diplomacy. Someone should send it to Alex Barton's teacher. Maybe she'd learn something.
- May 29, 2008 6:45 PM
- Daisy said...
I feel for Alex and his family. It's so, so sad that the teacher didn't know enough about Asperger's to work with him, not against him.
- May 29, 2008 8:30 PM
This is an important and helpful take on a very sad story.
I think inclusion works beautifully when the adults in the classroom AND the ones raising the other children have open minds and hearts. Without those two elements, you can get an Alex Barton-like disaster. What a disaster it was.
Good for Bud and all of his classmates. They will all be better for knowing each other.
- May 29, 2008 10:54 PM
- Ayama-chan said...
Wow, what a beautiful post, Kirsten*can brought me in your direction. Actually it has me in tears. There is hope in the system for this special and precious children. I feel absolutely terrible for Alex but I am excited for your Bud. It's reading stories like this that makes me proud of what I do when I am not on Mummy leave.
- May 30, 2008 3:11 AM
- Angela DeRossett said...
Beautiful post!!!!!
- May 30, 2008 9:40 AM
- vintagechica said...
Very well said friend. Very well said.
- May 30, 2008 9:42 AM
- faceofautism said...
This was beautiful. How lucky your son is. I wish that all children had such a tribe.
- May 30, 2008 11:55 AM
- kristi said...
TERRIFIC!! I have seen how TC's classmates interact with him........they are wonderful!
- May 30, 2008 1:43 PM
i love this so much. i am moved by bud's school village: the teachers, IEP team, the classmates, you in times like this, coming along for support and to share in the whole experience.
this IS what the school village ought to be. but why is your story so exceptional? because, sadly, it seems to be.
- May 30, 2008 3:37 PM
- Gemmanerys said...
I've long admired you and your blog and I recommend it to any and everyone who I think has a remote interest in Autism and Special Needs.
As I wipe the tears from my face, I can honestly say that I think this was one of the most moving and eloquent of your posts ever (with the possible exception of Stealth Grief).
You so totally ROCK!
Many thanks to you, and your hubby, and especially to Bud for posting.
- May 30, 2008 4:48 PM
- Bonnie sayers said...
This sounds like a good field trip. I used to go with my son long ago when at another school. But we were encouraged not to go off on our own and stay with the group and my son had difficulty with that.
The same happened with the summer autism day camp. I was informed if I go as well than I stay with the group. This was hardest when visiting the Zoo as my kids like to go about seeing all animals and we are faster as a family than a large group that lags behind.
Glad you were able to do your own thing on this trip.
- May 31, 2008 10:37 AM
- GFCF Mommy said...
Absolutely wonderful post. I wish all our villages were like yours. Mine is slowly trying to be. I hope Alex's tribe will learn and grow too. My son's school had a crisis with an ESE teacher earlier this year, (who has been removed--and was removed immediately, for which we are all grateful) but the "tribe" were able to pull together and in the end, things have become much better. I pray the same happens for Alex.
- June 01, 2008 7:26 PM
- PotPourri said...
Thanks for turning this horrendous story up on end, and making it a clear example of this does not happen to your son. He is included, which is all we ask for at this age. To help these children make their way.
- June 01, 2008 10:57 PM
- roxtarc said...
wonderful story, inspiring and heartbreaking. thank you.
- June 04, 2008 12:26 PM
- EdotR said...
I just stumbled onto your blog...and boy am I glad! I loved this post!
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This weekend I witnessed in full THX glory one of the grandest movie to come onto the cinema screen this year: "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End". Many droplets of sweat in anticipation of whether cinema tickets are available were emanated; and countless clicks on my pitiful mouse trying desperately to book online tickets finally endowed me the chance to witness this finale to one of my favorite trilogies to hit my senses in my short lifetime. So what is my End judgment of this Pirate World from the Caribbean? Is it Dead and tinted in Black, or a Treasure Chest filled with Pearls of wonder?
Running at nearly 3 hours, my first impression of the film was: "Huh?" Never have I witnessed a film with a running time of 3 hours gave so much confusion and perplexity as this film. Usually movies with long running lengths wrap up the plots and characters nicely with appropriate conclusions. But this movie was a jumbled up mess of over-ambition and a cacophony of plots trying too hard to impress: an opera it is not, a family movie it is thought. But how wrong my thought was. This was my first impression, and after going back home scouring through my pirated "Pirates 2: Dead Man's Chest" DVD (yes it was a pirated copy, so hang me already) and going though a second session of "Pirates 3: At World's End" (yes, guilty as charged, I saw it a second time at the Cineplex), my impression has changed dramatically…
After going through Pirates 1, 2 & 3, I started to realize how my first impressions were deadly inaccurate. Putting together the movies in order, a sense of awe and marvel started to tingle throughout my mind as how the screenwriters of this series, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, have painted a dizzyingly large canvas of distinctive characters and a fascinatingly dense world of mythology, a world in which people double-cross everyone around them as frequently as most of us draw breath. It's also a world where the supernatural is almost commonplace, where bizarre creatures sail the seas alongside soldiers and pirates and no one blinks an eye about it. It's a world I can honestly feel unique, and that's a rare thing these days.
The first scene of Pirates 3 sets the mood perfectly throughout the movie: row after row of pirates hanged and disrespected by the East Indian Company. A boy, not over 10 years old, took his turn, and at this point you would think that this being a Disney film, a pirate hero would jump out from nowhere to help this helpless boy with just a flick of a blunted sword. Alas, the boy is duly hanged. Witnessing scenes like this, you will start to wonder just where this movie will take you: into realms outside of your comfort zone and into worlds of darkness where pirates are eradicated like plagues of death. This eradication is causing their world to end, and their fight for survival is at hand throughout the high seven seas…
The story unfolds in dramatic fashion throughout the movie, and at the end, the movie is a colossal spectacle of special effects, action, humor and closure for all the major characters. What I really want to make note after watching this movie are:
1.) Special Effects – the company appointed for this is ILM (Industrial Light & Magic) and they have elevated special effects achievements to another level once more. The character of Davy Jones remains as the most convincing CGI character in existence at the moment; every movement, every tentacle, every breath and every spoken word is alive and full of personality. The scene where Davy Jones sheds a tear during one of his broken-hearted recitals on his organ piece is one great example. The scene perfectly illustrates his emotions through CGI as he solemnly wipes away from his forlorn face a tear drop which lonesomely droops from his tenticle touch, is a pinnacle of special effects magnificence. Many more spectacular scenes litter the sea of the cinema screen: a scrap boat sailing through an ice cave, a limbo that looks like a desert done by David Lynch and filled with multiple Jack Sparrows, a pirate cove made entirely of shipwrecks, the visuals are often really striking. They have created a mystical world so vivid, imaginative and in such rich detail, it has brought true believability to the world of the pirates.
2.) The Director, Gore Verbinski – What I admire about Verbinski is that even though this movie is overloaded with characters with varied backgrounds, Verbinski never failed to give each character proper screen time, and each screen time is not wasted as every character had their impact moments. This implies not only to the characters but to every other area of the movie. In action sequences, the viewer will hardly tend to be confused on what is unfolding on screen, as each frame is masterfully planned and edited to give the maximum possible impact. Verbinski's camera lens is never dull, always filled with electricity and eccentricity, and at times, visuals of a haunting nature. Same of the battle sequences are truly handcrafted masterworks of action art, such as the battle between two ships in a whirlpool, washed together with so much digital wizardry it makes the viewer in complete wonderment and astonishment.
3.) The Humor – What was seriously lacking and missing in this third installment was the humor and cheeky wit that was the signature of the previous two movies. There was no all-out laughter; it was only the occasional slight smile throughout the movie which I mustered, quite honestly, with some effort involved. The jokes seemed forced, and some jokes were even re-cycled from other movies. What made the first movie an instant classic and the second movie a good companion to the original are now devoid here in this third installment.
There are so many things I want to mention about this movie, but if I do, the blog will go ballistic and become a novel. From the frozen toe scene, the crazy Pirate Lords, Keith Richards as Jack's father and to Chow Yuen Fatt's near rape scene of Kiera Knightley (and this is a Disney movie. See what happens when people see big bucks? All morals go out the bloody window), there are so many facets yet to be explore and admired.
There are so many things I want to mention about this movie, but if I do, the blog will go ballistic and become a novel. From the frozen toe scene, the crazy Pirate Lords, Keith Richards as Jack's father and to Chow Yuen Fatt's near rape scene of Kiera Knightley (and this is a Disney movie. See what happens when people see big bucks? All morals go out the bloody window), there are so many facets yet to be explore and admired.
Looking back in a few years time, in my most honest opinion, only the first Pirates movie however will be remembered with any affection. Debates will rage about the two sequels, some preferring one over the other, but everyone pretty much agreeing that despite their moments of entertainment - neither is a shade on the original. Debates will further rage about which trilogy is better: Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Star Wars & Spider-Man, all will be remembered for their moments of true originality and their flaws of re-productivity to tap the flowing tide of profit from these movies. But at the end, it was definitely a trilogy worth remembering for most of the right reasons.


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'Exceedingly charming' is how Martin Luther described the Bavarian town of Coburg, and today's visitors can see exactly what he meant. An old quarter full of lanes, towers and churches, and not one but four castles, make this a unique combination of art, history and culture.
Martin Luther hid at Coburg Fortress for six months after being outlawed by the Emperor, whilst his most steadfast supporter Philipp Melanchthon presented the famous Augsburg Confession (the Lutheran statement of faith) to the Imperial Diet.
Today the castle high above the town is one of Germany's largest and best preserved medieval fortresses. Luther's living quarters, authentically furnished, and the chapel where he prayed serve as reminders of his exile. One highlight is the lifesize portrait of Luther, which was painted by Lucas Cranach the Younger in 1575.
Today the path from the medieval fortress leads through the baroque palace gardens, from where there are beautiful views of the town's Ehrenburg Palace from many angles. In stark contrast to Luther's Protestant frugality, here the rooms and the magnificent hall of giants with its 28 Atlas figures reflect all the lavish extravagance of baroque taste and design. Many royals have stayed here, from the first king of Belgium to Queen Victoria.
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text: Aston Martin Racing News Tags AMOC Awards Brand Extension Centenary Corporate Dealers Events Films Gaydon GTE Heritage le mans Licensees Models Motor Shows Nürburgring Partnerships People Promotion Q by Aston Martin Racing Social Media Videos Top five finish for Aston Martin in Nürburgring 24 Hours Published: Jun 22, 2014 Tags: Racing, Nürburgring by Neil Allison Aston Martin has finished fifth overall in the 2014 Nürburgring 24 Hours, in its #007 V12 Vantage GT3 and has taken three class podiums with its close-to-production V12 Vantage and pair of V8 Vantage N430s. Nürburgring, 22 June 2014 - Aston Martin has finished fifth overall in the 2014 Nürburgring 24 Hours, in its #007 V12 Vantage GT3 and has taken three class podiums with its close-to-production V12 Vantage and pair of V8 Vantage N430s. The iconic blue and yellow Bilstein-liveried #007, which recorded the fastest lap of the race with Darren Turner (GB) behind the wheel, completed 156 laps of the 25-km race and showed the pace and reliability to be in contention for the win. However, refueling issues early in the race hampered the charge and Turner and his team-mates, Stefan Mücke (DE) and Pedro Lamy (PT) were left playing catch up for most of the race. However, in the final laps the car was locked in a gripping battle for fifth place, but it was Aston Martin Racing works driver Lamy who came out on top. "I was expecting that it would be a relaxing final stint – I just needed to bring the car home but then I had the BMW come out if the pits right behind me and it was looking to take the position. "We were fast but it was fast too. In traffic it was difficult but it worked for us in the end. Considering the experience we have compared to all these teams, we got a great result. I'm pleased for everyone at Aston Martin it is a great team to be part of." In the SP10 class, Nürburgring experts Andreas Gülden (DE) and Oliver Mathai (DE) were joined by British journalists Dickie Meaden and Chris Harris, and together they finished in second place in the V8 Vantage N430's maiden race. "I had contact with one of the lead GT3 cars in the small hours and that cost us half an hour, the team did a fantastic job replacing the steering arm and we've pushed ever since," commented Harris. "The N430 hasn't missed a beat and Nürburgring 24 Hours remains the most colourful, exciting and challenging race of all." Aston Martin customers Liam Talbot (AU), Egon Allgäuer (DE), Peter Cate (GB) and Marcus Mahy (GB) finished in second place in the SP8 class for cars over 4.0-litres in the #55 Aston Martin Test Centre-prepared V12 Vantage. "I came to Nürbrugring in 2012 as a guest of Aston Martin and I was blown away by the teams, cars and drivers, but thought that, having no racing experience, I would never be able to compete here," commented Talbot. "However, the Aston Martin Test Centre team enrolled me on the Driver Training Academy and from there I got my race licence. Now, just two years later, I'm stood here on the podium and I couldn't be happier." In the same class, the #70 Vantage N340 competed with a team of drivers from the Test Centre, joined by Australians Mal Rose and Peter Leemhuis and, despite a minor issue with the cooling system due to damage from debris on track, the team still took third in the class. "To compete in Nürburgring 24 Hours and finish in the top five is no mean feat," commented Head of Motorsport David King. "To come here with only one car against the might of the German car industry was a challenge, but the team rose to it magnificently, and showed that a win in the near future is within our reach." "Many of the drivers competing with us this weekend aren't professional racing drivers but you wouldn't know that from working with them. The level of professionalism has been impressive and we are proud to have them racing with the Aston Martin wings." Back to all news items Share Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linked In Downloads Languages This article is available in the following languages: - English Cars Teams Series Partners History News Contact


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Good news for people who have always wanted to smell like pizza. Pizza Hut Canada has released "Eau de Pizza Hut," a limited-edition perfume inspired by a Facebook post that jokingly asked customers what they would name a pizza-scented fragrance.
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Sandra Bullock covers the new issue of VOGUE. You know Sandy's one of my favourites but I can't say this is the most memorable interview ever. By design. Sandy's not all that gossipy, you know? There was a Big Gossip Story that happened to her, sure, but Sandy in her own space? She actively avoids it. Julia Roberts without the drama. It doesn't make her not interesting, it just makes written pieces about her not that interesting. Sandy's a lot better in person than she is in print. In print she has nothing to give away. Click here to read the article. She's solid, that Sandy. She deserves your love. There's just not a lot here for me to write about. So I decided that we'd review all her past VOGUEs instead. Because I don't love this year's edition. It's the hair. Specifically it's the squiggle of hair at the nape of the neck. If not for that one piece, the hair would be OK. But I can't get with that squiggle. Sorry.
Should we start from the beginning? The first time Sandy covered VOGUE it was 1998. It was around when Gwyneth Paltrow won her Oscar for Shakespeare In Love. They all kinda looked like this back then. Late 90s styling, late 90s skin tones. I swear Winona Ryder shot a cover for a magazine like this too.
In 2003, Sandy was sun-kissed and, again, of the time. Like Jennifer Aniston did probably 8 of these covers.
2005 sucked. Nothing remarkable about the shot. And she probably hated posing like that. I'd be surprised if this wasn't Mario Testino.
I have no idea who this person is in 2006. Does it look like Sandra Bullock? Or is it Laura San Giacomo? This one, for sure, was Testino.
So it's been almost 9 years since Sandy and VOGUE came together. It's been 5 times total. And not once has Anna Wintour let her truly, truly smile.


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David Cronenberg has decided his glowing smile needs to be seen by the world so he has taken the leading role in a new film titled "Body Art". The film follows a woman who goes into hiding after the suicide of her husband only to discover a man living with her that can repeat every conversation she ever had with her husband. I know I know, same old story we've seen 100 time already. But hey, maybe they'll do something new with it.
I don't know how something like this happens but apparently there is a "Jeepers Creepers 3: Cathedral" in the works and it might hit theaters as early as June 1st of this year. I've never seen the other two films so I'm a little confused but apparently this one follows a woman who sets out to end the Creeper's killing spree once and for all. I'm guessing that is going to be the plot of every one of these movies going forward but let's just go with it.
If you've never seen the 1968 mind F classic "Barbarella" then I suggest you get off your lazy ass and go pick up a copy of it post haste. It'll help prep you for the small screen adaptation that "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn currently has in the works. What's more is the show has just landed Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, the guys who wrote the last 5 Bond flicks have been confirmed to write. Jane Fonda may hate America but if 1968 Jane Fonda told me to move to Canada and start worshiping maple syrup I'd probably do it.
While there's no way in hell it'll stay that way it looks like the "Evil Dead" remake was slapped with an NC-17 rating when it was thrown in front of the ratings folks. A cut version is apparently already being worked on but this gives us all hope for the unrated DVD that will most likely be thrust out. Thrust is a really uncomfortable word.
I didn't know you could use a box of chicken to fight but a Texas man is in jail after he used one, along with a tire iron, to settle a dispute over who get the peach soda with his family. I honestly had no idea peach soda was a real thing but now that I do I'm pretty sure I would throw a box of chicken at you if you tried to take mine.
I have no idea how this happens but a legless Tennessee woman is under arrest after she beat an elderly man to death with a crowbar. I don't think I really need to make a joke here. You've already made your own.


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Note 1: using the option /serializer:XmlSerializer instead of /UseSerializerForFaults on svcutil will cause the Faults to be wrapped in a sub-namespace (the same namespace they were defined in the xsd contract).
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Add Service Reference duplicates properties on Faults
Note 1: using the option /serializer:XmlSerializer instead of /UseSerializerForFaults on svcutil will cause the Faults to be wrapped in a sub-namespace (the same namespace they were defined in the xsd contract).
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- Unknown said...
hmm...do you have any explanation what could be the case if the defined types (i.e. message:string, code:int) of my fault.xsd are not generated at all??
I just get a nodesField of type System.Xml.XmlNode[] and nothing more...
Btw, /UseSerializerForFaults is signaled as unrecognized option...
- March 16, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- Unknown said...
sorry, my bad - that'd be lowercase: /useSerializerForFault (but it works uppercase too for me!).
I've seen that behavior before (with nodes generated instead of types), you have to try and play with svcutil params. What happens if you explicitly set /serializer:XmlSerializer /importXmlTypes ?
Anyway - here's a list of svcutil cmd line args --> http://www.svcutil.com/?p=3
you might wanna have a look and see if there's something that could help you.
Let me know how it goes - made me curious.
- March 16, 2010 at 9:58 AM
- Unknown said...
It's really weired. That's the command I'm using:
svcutil.exe /language:C# /serializer:XmlSerializer /useSerializerForFaults /out:IGroupsService.cs /n:*,MyCompany.MyProduct.MyModule *.wsdl *.xsd
With svcutil version 3.0.4506.30 I'm getting
"Error: Unrecognized option 'useserializerforfaults' specified.
I really don't know what I'm doing wrong...damn. Cost me already about 2 hours.
If I set the /importXmlTypes as you mentioned I get my fault type not generated at all. He then just adds a FaultContractAttribute with a not specified type onto the service method...
thx for your help
- March 16, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Unknown said...
Got it..damn stupid error from my part as I already assumed.
I didn't use the Visual Studio 2008 Command prompt but the svcutil.exe from C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\v6.0\bin
So the /useSerializerForFaults option exists now.
- March 16, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Unknown said...
cool - that explains it. :)
Did it solve your problem?
- March 16, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Unknown said...
No, the other problem isn't really solved yet. But at least now I'm getting an error
"Cannot import wsdl:portType"
"...thrown while running a WSDL import extension: System.ServiceModel.Description.XmlSerializerMessageContractImporter"
"Error: The datatype '...' is missing."
Although validating my WSDL + xsd files seems ok..
- March 16, 2010 at 11:10 AM
- Unknown said...
have you tried removing /serializer:XmlSerializer and keeping only /useSerializerForFaults?
- March 16, 2010 at 1:23 PM
- Unknown said...
yes tried that also, no difference, it always gives me the error that the typ is missing. Really strange, also because I validated my WSDL successfully with a couple of other tools.
I'm going to post on Stackoverflow about this problem. Someone must have run into this problem before.
- March 16, 2010 at 1:36 PM
- Unknown said...
cool - can you give me the link here? I'll up-vote you since it's a very strange problem and now I am definitely curious to see how it ends! :)
- March 16, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Unknown said...
Here's the link: *click*
Hope to get some valuable answers. Btw, saw you're from Italy. Me too :)
- March 16, 2010 at 2:24 PM
- Unknown said...
Yes, a nice coincidence - I've seen that as well from your twitter account. Hope you get a solution to your problem :)
- March 16, 2010 at 2:50 PM
- Tarek El-Mallah said...
I think to add this WSDL using visual studio 2008, it should support SOAP 1.1 , check the version of this SOAP using SOAPUI application or similar apps.
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Right Wing Blog Illustrates Post About Sandra Fluke with "Semen Demon" Pic
In case you were wondering what the right wing blogs have been saying about Sandra Fluke today, here's a representative example at The Jawa Report: Rush Limbaugh Apologizes to Sandra 'Not a Slut, I Just Like Having Sex Alot' Fluke.
Why? I have no idea.
Well, I do have an idea. Major, long time advertisers started jumping ship. So I'm guessing his reasoning was purely financial.
In related news, I'm waiting for confirmation from sources that the image beneath the fold is really that of Ms. Fluke. We get emails all the time from people claiming all kinds of things. It doesn't make them true, so we have to be careful.
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And in the end, one of the things DNF 2001 was most harshly judged for was it's dated graphics, kinda proving George right in a way.
Never Forgotten, on 05 March 2018 - 09:23 PM, said:
If they worked with a good team to finish it up and sold it I'd buy it.
"Remaking" it would probably be highly difficult, in addition to prohibitively expensive; changing graphics really do affect gameplay and a number of things that worked with the old graphics would probably need to be scrapped as a result.


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We had a few people email us yesterday, mostly saying a variation on the following: "So I'm home with the flu, and it's possible that I'm just hallucinating, but I think I just saw A.J. Pierzynski as a bouncer on the 'Jerry Springer Show.' Can that be possible?"
We are not against mass hallucinations as a potential explanation of psychotic phenomena — did you see the No. 1 movie in the country this weekend? — but in this case, worry not, flu buggers of Deadspin Nation: You didn't imagine it in a cold fevered sweat. White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski was indeed on the "Jerry Springer Show" on Monday. He was more like a "guest bouncer," which we don't understand and is likely a position invented for Pierzynski because he called and begged to be on, probably to impress his children, because that's the kind of guy A.J. Pierzynski is.
It's funny, because we always thought that, for as unpopular as Pierzynski is among pretty much everyone in baseball, he had a tongue-in-cheek mindset to it, what, with all the wrestling and general assheadedness; like he was in on the joke that he was a dick. Now? Now we are not so sure.
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